Liz Wallenstein + Dr Michael Donnino — The Mind-Body Connection (EP.126)

Dr Michael Donnino is the founder/director of the Psychophysiologic Research Group, and the first person in the country to complete a residency/fellowship program leading to board certification in internal medicine, emergency medicine, and critical care. Liz Wallenstein is a licensed mental health counselor who has trained in, among other areas, the methodology of ‘TMS Mind Body-Connection’. Liz and Dr Michael join the show to discuss the profound influence of Dr John Sarno on their lives, and the potentially transformational power of ‘Mind-Body’ therapies. Important Links: The Mind-Body Group Michael’s Twitter Liz’s Website Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection Show Notes: Introductions to Dr. Sarno The relationship between our emotional and physical reactions Reasons to be hopeful Emotions and conditioning A response to the sceptics The societal costs of chronic pain Mental health: moving beyond diagnostic labels Long COVID and mind-body syndrome The future of psychophysiological research What does the medical community think of mind-body syndrome? Doing the inner work that’s needed to heal The future of mind-body treatments The importance of sincerity Books Mentioned: Your Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma; by Bessel van der Kolk; Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine; by Candace Pert Healing Back Pain; by John E. Sarno The Screwtape Letters; by C.S. Lewis The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It; by Will Storr The Great Pain Deception: Faulty Medical Advice Is Making Us Worse; by Steve Ozanich Anatomy of an Illness: As Perceived by the Patient; by Norman Cousins